COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Department of Human and Community Development, UCD

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SAMPLE CAREER OPTIONS

(educational strengths, training experience and skill level requirements will vary)

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Administration/ management  (general areas)

Administrative services managers

Community educators and administrators

Cost estimators

General managers and executives

Government executives, legislators and lobbyists

Health service managers

Human resource managers and employment interviewers

Inspectors and compliance officers

Management analysts and consultants

Marketing, advertising and public relations specialists

Personnel, training and labor relations officers

Property and real estate managers

Purchasing agents, wholesale and retail buyers
 
 

Professional specialties

Adult education coordinators

Adjusters, investigators and collectors

Air traffic controllers

Career exploration and development counselors

College and university faculty

Community youth program coordinators

Consumer fraud investigators

Correction officers

Elementary school teachers

Firefighting occupations

Landscape architects

Lawyers

Operations research analysts

Police, detectives and special agents

Public relations specialists

Radio and television announcers and newscasters

Recreation specialists and park program managers

Religious workers

Reporters and correspondents

Secondary school teachers

Social workers

Urban and regional planners
 
 

Community education

Bilingual and/or ESL community educators

Educational outreach coordinators (for disadvantaged groups)

Elementary school teachers

Environmental educators

Migrant community services/education coordinators

Parenting educators and support services coordinators
 
 

Development and planning

City planners and regional development officers

Environmental impact and resource analysts

Environmental researchers

Urban planners and development agents
 
 

Health care

Community health advocates

Community health educators (for cross-cultural, multi-ethnic populations)

Community health educators for the elderly

Community health service coordinators

Health care clinic administrators, managers, and human resource specialists

Public health counselors

Women and children health advocates and counselors
 
 

Law

Community educators for legislative reforms (e.g., welfare)

Grass-roots organizers for legislative actions

Legal and public policy educators

Legal assistance service administrators or coordinators (for disadvantaged groups)

Legal firm research assistants

  Social work/ advocacy

Community support service managers

Community social service network coordinators

Occupational counselors

Social workers and advocates
 

Youth

At-risk youth counselors and advocates

Community organizers for youth programs and services

Prevention-education program coordinators

Recreation and sports leaders

School counselors

Special-needs youth mentors and tutors

Youth educators/ teachers
 

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